MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. -- For the more than 4,000 Marines and Sailors preparing to deploy to the Central Command area of responsibility, storing personal property and vehicles can be a potential and costly problem.The traffic management office and provost marshal’s office here have teamed up to keep this potential for hazard to a minimum by opening a privately owned vehicle storage lot at Camp Elliott.“(PMO) is responsible for illegally parked or abandoned vehicles,” said Staff Sgt. David S. Suder, traffic chief, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron PMO. “If the Marine or Sailor is deployed, we try and work with their unit to have the vehicle properly stored to avoid fines or fees.”According to TMO, the only thing that limits storage space is the number of personnel deploying.“The amount of space available at the lot depends on the number of Marines or Sailors deploying,” said Sgt. Edward Serna, passenger noncommissioned officer-in-charge, H&HS TMO. “They can store their vehicles for the duration of their deployment, no matter how long they are gone.”Suder said that one of the largest problems is when Marines leave their vehicles in the barracks parking lot until they return from their deployment.“When we get a call about an illegally parked vehicle, we put an impound tag on it,” said the 33-year-old Centervalley, Penn., native. “This tag informs the owner they have 72 hours to move their vehicle.“During this 72-hour-period, we perform a search to find the registered owner,” he continued. “We will contact the owner and if the vehicle is not moved within that 72 hour timeframe, we will tow and impound the vehicle.”For more information on the Traffic Management Office vehicle storage lot, call 577-1303.